Not many manga main characters that are pudgy.
Lots of thin and/or fit.
A very few notably fat, but sometimes that’s their advantage in some way. (Maybe I’m remembering something that doesn’t exist. I’m very tired and my mind is going due to age. I know there has to be a couple.)
“Has a snacking and overeating habit, and has difficulty keeping their weight down” is usually left to female characters who always look in good shape anyway.
He’s genuinely, gradually gained weight. He was a triangle, now he’s a rectangle. A little paunch in the pooch, as my mother was wont to say as she poked my belly when I was in primary school.
I don’t think that’s where my eating disorder started, because it didn’t register as anything but “lol, that sounds silly!”, but looking back… geez, mom I was like 6 or 7, and thinner than Iru-boy.
I’m not here to shout “body positivity!”
I’m just saying this manga has unique qualities and that’s neat.
I am so sleep deprived and loopy.